exception

英 [ɪk'sepʃ(ə)n; ek-] 美[ɪk'sɛpʃən]

反义词

TOEFLCET4TEM4IELTS考研CET6中频词常用词汇

复数: exceptions;

1、ex- "out" + cept- + -ion.
2、含义：take out, leave out.

exception (n.): late 14c., from Anglo-French excepcioun, Old French excepcion, from Latin exceptionem (nominative exceptio) "an exception, restriction, limitation; an objection," noun of action from past participle stem of excipere "to take out" (see except).

The exception that proves the rule is from law: exceptio probat regulam in casibus non exceptis, "the exception proves the rule in cases not excepted;" exception here being "action of excepting" someone or something from the rule in question, not the person or thing that is excepted. The figure of speech in to take exception is from excipere being used in Roman law as a modern attorney would say objection.

1. Almost without exception those convicted were our friends and colleagues.: 那些被判有罪的人几乎无一例外都是我们的朋友和同事。

3. Almost without exception these women fall victim to exploitation.: 这些女性几乎无一例外都受到了盘剥。

4. Marketing is applied to everything these days, and books are no exception.: 现在市场营销已无处不在，图书也不例外。

5. Most famous political quotes are plagiarisms and this was no exception.: 大部分著名的政治语录都是盗用前人的，这个也不例外。